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Perez-Rios, Maria Victoria. "Web-quest on the American Constitution as a Learning Tool for Undergraduate Students" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC, Feb 18, 2006 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p101328_index.html>

Perez-Rios, M. , 2006-02-18 "Web-quest on the American Constitution as a Learning Tool for Undergraduate Students" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p101328_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Specifically, I propose a web-quest to teach the basics of the US Constitution. It is necessary to deepen students’ knowledge of this document which sets the ground rules for our form of government and for the interaction between the government and “the people” because many ignore the reasons why it is so important; and an even higher percentage of students lack specific knowledge to pinpoint to examples of how this document affects their rights. Since after 9/11 the debate freedom vs. security has occupied center stage in our lives, students should know what rights are protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Am. The quest is entitled: “The US Constitution as an Ongoing Project: Freedom vs. Security.” It consists of a “content survey” administered the first day of classes in order to get a first glimpse of students’ knowledge of the subject matter, five compulsory steps and an optional one. Each step combines a lecture with exercises the students will complete at home or in the lab as part of the course. The lecture will cover main ideas that the exercises will expand on and reinforce. The exercises focus on the examination of original documents and are designed to develop students' analytical skills.

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